Example sentences of "but [verb] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wanted to turn round but dared not do so . |
| 2 | She had spurned the hypocritical cant beloved of politicians and addressed herself directly to the people , showing how well she knew them , telling them what they whispered in their hearts but dared not speak , calling their bluff ! |
| 3 | She was a prim and proper little Fraulein , although her father was the villain , and Carruthers loved her , but dared not speak to her without a chaperone . |
| 4 | I was making heavy weather of it but dared not rest for the cold . |
| 5 | She hoped for a reply , but dared not hope too much ; she imagined that the Hon Mrs Anderson-Hunt would have had many replies and perhaps ladies with experience would be far more preferable to a young comparatively inexperienced girl like her . |
| 6 | I thought they did , but dared not say so . |
| 7 | He sighed deeply but dared not disobey . |
| 8 | St John glanced quickly at her , but dared not look at her for long . |
| 9 | Artemis did n't understand what he meant , but dared not ask him . |
| 10 | Thus the excellent studies of the mud and sand flats around the Wash in eastern England give us a clear picture of the zonation of the sediments and their associated life , and of the processes involved , but do not tell us if they have accumulated in depth and are likely to stay there for the geologist of the future . |
| 11 | This is true , but do not forget that he spent many hours a day thinking about his problem over seven years . |
| 12 | But do not forget the shoulders . |
| 13 | Over rates seem to have been maintained ( memo to ICC : congratulations , but do not forget to raise the requirements to something nearer 18 an hour ) , and no serious instances of player misbehaviour have caused the overseeing match referees , Messrs Burge , Smith , May and Carr , to impose penalties . |
| 14 | You may call the people a mob ; but do not forget that a mob too often speaks the sentiments of the people . |
| 15 | But do not forget that brassière is the French for life-jacket . |
| 16 | learner records ( but do not forget data protection laws ) |
| 17 | Change it as times change , but do not split it up |
| 18 | I have just received details of the proposed Forum , but do not intend to respond unless you think there is something important we should say . |
| 19 | Students who obtain passes in the first year subjects but do not intend to complete the HND may apply for the award of the HNC . |
| 20 | This will apply where at least two of the firms earn £170million or more of that turnover in the EC but do not earn more than two-thirds of their total turnover in a single EC country . |
| 21 | Try to go to bed only when you 're tired but do not stay up past a certain critical time , say one hour after you would normally go to bed . |
| 22 | If you do not return to work , or if you do return but do not stay for at least three months , the twelve weeks at payment will be recovered . |
| 23 | We all want to do a mighty work for God , but do not realise that we are living on privatised religious estates on the outskirts of the city of the world . |
| 24 | Referring to the component layout diagram , Fig. 5 , solder in a 14-pin d.i.1. socket for IC1 ( but do not insert the integrated circuit just yet ) and then solder eleven wire links onto the board , using tinned copper wire for this job . |
| 25 | ( You may hook your toes under a chair if you like , but do not link your fingers behind your head as this puts strain on your neck . ) |
| 26 | ‘ But do not drink , mortal ; it is hard for those who drink here to return to their own world … ’ |
| 27 | Sometimes antibodies can be produced that bind to a virus but do not succeed in preventing it from entering and infecting cells ( called non-neutralising antibodies ) . |
| 28 | But do not despair . |
| 29 | Sometimes it can be as hard a task as pulling teeth from a hungry crocodile but do not despair ! |
| 30 | The proximal arm spines approach midradially but do not form a single fan . |